Snowliner Coaches Pty Ltd - Cooma
This is a historic listing of vehicles owned and operated by Snowliner Coaches Pty Ltd - Cooma.
| Operator Information | Full Fleet List Disposal List | ||||||
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| Accreditation: | Snowliner Coaches Pty Ltd, Acc No. 9588, 12453 & ACTBS087TC, Cooma |
| Depot Address/s: | Polo Flat Road, Cooma 2x buses out-stationed at Dalgety and Nimmitabel during school days |
| School Runs: | N0420 Cooma - Shannons Flat N2255 Cooma - Jindabyne 2 N2257 Cooma - Dalgety N2260 Cooma - Berridale N2578 Cooma - Nimmitabel N2579 Cooma - Adaminaby N2580 Cooma - Zalka Heights Tuggeranong - Cooma |
| Website: | www.snowliner.com.au |
Snowliner has operated the Cooma to Nimmitabel school run for over 40 years. The Bega to Bairnsdale (VIC) rural coach service was operated under contract to Pioneer with ART 412 GMC PD4106, which passed to Florence of Orbost with the service in July 1983.
The Cooma to Dalgety and Cooma to Berridale school runs were acquired from Pioneer in February 1983 with MO 8088 GMC PD4106.
Snowliner commenced operation on Monday 12 February 1990 of a new Countrylink contract between Bombala and Cooma on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Countrylink later withdrew the service.
The two Cooma to Jindabyne school runs were purchased from Pioneer Tours (Deane's) on 5 May 1992 with MO 0498 & MO 0499 MCI MC8s - The Deane family had purchased Pioneer Tours from Pioneer Trailways on 13 April 1989.
Snowliner picked up the the Sydney to Jindabyne Sport & Recreation Camp contract in the late 1980's, previously held by Pioneer Trailways. This contract was lost to Cooma Coaches in late 1990, resulting in the Domino Tourmaster, the two PD4106s and PD4107 being advertised for sale.
A coach service from Canberra to Bega was undertaken by MO 0084 Mercedes-Benz OH1316 from the mid-1980s to early-1990s.
Snowliner acquired contract N0420 Cooma - Shannons Flat from JH & LM Brown, Cooma with 5113 MO Hino AK176K by 7/13.
Commenced a private school contract from Cooma to private schools in Canberra including St Mary Mackillop Catholic College as a charter for a local parish in Cooma around 2014. The contract has since been funded as a TfNSW Type A contract.
The Evans family sold their shareholdings in Snowliner Coaches Pty Ltd to the Dineen Group as of January 1 2017.